# 2021 Washington Huskies football team

The 2021 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies were led by second year head coach Jimmy Lake for the first ten games. The team announced a new head coach, Kalen DeBoer, on November 30. The Huskies played their home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington, and competed in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 9 (FCS) Montana* | No. 20 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | P12N | L 7–13 | 64,053 |
| September 11 | 5:00 p.m. | at Michigan* | | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | ABC | L 10–31 | 108,345 |
| September 18 | 1:15 p.m. | Arkansas State* | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | P12N | W 52–3 | 58,772 |
| September 25 | 6:30 p.m. | California | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | P12N | W 31–24 $^{OT}$ | 60,104 |
| October 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Oregon State | | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | P12N | L 24–27 | 33,733 |
| October 16 | 5:30 p.m. | UCLA | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | FOX | L 17–24 | 62,266 |
| October 22 | 7:30 p.m. | at Arizona | | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | ESPN2 | W 21–16 | 30,880 |
| October 30 | 7:30 p.m. | at Stanford | | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | FS1 | W 20–13 | 28,014 |
| November 6 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 4 Oregon | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA (rivalry) | ABC | L 16–26 | 63,193 |
| November 13 | 4:00 p.m. | Arizona State | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | FS1 | L 30–35 | 57,858 |
| November 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at Colorado | | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | P12N | L 17–20 | 41,284 |
| November 26 | 5:00 p.m. | Washington State | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA (Apple Cup) | FS1 | L 13–40 | 68,077 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 2 released prior to gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### vs No. 9 (FCS) Montana

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 (FCS) Grizzlies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| No. 20 Huskies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: September 4, 2021
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) Sunny
* Game attendance: 64,053
* Referee: Matthew Richards
* TV announcers (P12N): J. B. Long (play-by-play) and Max Browne (analyst)
Game information :
First Quarter
UW – Dylan Morris 1-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 10:09. Washington 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:45.
MONT – Kevin Macias 26-yard field goal, 7:08. Washington 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:01.
Second Quarter
No scoring.
Third Quarter
No scoring.
Fourth Quarter
MONT – Camron Humphrey 4-yard run (Kevin Macias kick), 10:35. Montana 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:00.
MONT – Kevin Macias 22-yard field goal, 2:54. Montana 13–7. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 6:05.
Top passers
MONT – Camron Humphrey – 12/23, 105 yards
UW – Dylan Morris – 27/46, 226 yards, 3 int
Top rushers
MONT – Xavier Harris – 15 rushes, 70 yards
UW – Richard Newton – 17 rushes, 62 yards
Top receivers
MONT – Mitch Roberts – 2 receptions, 29 yards
UW – Cade Otton – 8 receptions, 82 yards :
Entering the season ranked 20th in the nation, UW struggled immensely in their opener against FCS opponent Montana en route to a shocking 13–7 defeat at the hands of the Grizzlies. Despite entering as 23.5-point favorites over the Griz, the Huskies' offense was shut out for the final 55 minutes of the game, as starting quarterback Dylan Morris tossed 3 picks and zero touchdowns. The Huskies only had 291 yards of total offense. The upset marked only the second time in 20 meetings all-time between the schools that Montana had ever beaten Washington and was also Montana's first win in the series in over 100 years, dating back to 1920. In addition to being the first time that UW has lost to an FCS opponent, it was also only the fifth instance of an FCS team beating an Top-25 FBS team.

### At Michigan

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Wolverines | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
* Date: September 11, 2021
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) Clear
* Game attendance: 108,345
* Referee: Mike Cannon
* TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play by play), Todd Blackledge (color), Todd McShay, Molly McGrath (sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
MICH – Jake Moody 52-yard field goal, 7:18. Michigan 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 1:25.
Second Quarter
MICH – Blake Corum 67-yard run (Jake Moody kick), 9:47. Michigan 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 2:29.
Third Quarter
MICH – Blake Corum 7-yard run (Jake Moody kick), 10:52. Michigan 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 4:08.
UW – Peyton Henry 28-yard field goal, 5:54. Michigan 17–3. Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 4:58.
Fourth Quarter
MICH – Hassan Haskins 6-yard run (Jake Moody kick), 13:56. Michigan 24–3. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:58.
UW – Terrell Bynum 22-yard pass from Dylan Morris (Peyton Henry kick), 12:04. Michigan 24–10. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:52.
MICH – Blake Corum 4-yard run (Jake Moody kick), 1:48. Michigan 31–10. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:13.
Top passers
UW – Dylan Morris – 20/37, 293 yards, TD
MICH – Cade McNamara – 7/15, 44 yards
Top rushers
UW – Richard Newton – 12 rushes, 24 yards
MICH – Blake Corum – 21 rushes, 171 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
UW – Terrell Bynum – 5 receptions, 115 yards, TD
MICH – Cornelius Johnson – 1 reception, 33 yards :

### vs Arkansas State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Wolves | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Huskies | 14 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 52 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: September 18, 2021
* Game time: 1:15 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 5 MPH
* Game attendance: 58,772
* Referee: Christopher Wiggins
* TV announcers (P12N): J. B. Long (play-by-play) and Max Browne (analyst)

### vs California

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Golden Bears | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Huskies | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: September 25, 2021
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 4 mph
* Game attendance: 60,104
* Referee: Mike McCabe
* TV announcers (P12N): Guy Haberman (play by play), Shane Vereen (analyst)

### At Oregon State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Beavers | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
* Date: October 2, 2021
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) Sunny
* Game attendance: 33,733
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)
Game information :
First quarter
WAS – Terrell Bynum 44 Yd pass from Morris the Atrocious (Peyton Henry Kick), 12:02. Washington 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:58.
Second quarter
OSU – Jack Colletto 3 Yd Run (Everett Hayes Kick), 13:37. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 1:18.
OSU – B. J. Baylor 5 Yd Run (Everett Hayes Kick), 8:25. Oregon State 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:34.
WAS – Peyton Henry 20 Yd Field Goal, 0:00. Oregon State 14–10. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 3:10.
Third quarter
OSU – Everett Hayes 29 Yd Field Goal, 5:28. Oregon State 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 28 yards, 4:53.
Fourth quarter
WAS – Sean McGrew 39 Yd Run (Peyton Henry Kick), 10:19. Tied 17–17. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:52.
WAS – Sean McGrew 6 Yd Run (Peyton Henry Kick)), 10:02. Washington 24–17. Drive: 1 play, 6 yards, 0:05.
OSU – B. J. Baylor 27 Yd Run (Everett Hayes Kick), 6:35. Tied 24–24. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:27.
OSU – Everett Hayes 24 Yd Field Goal, 0:00. Oregon State 27–24. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:18.
Top passers
WAS – Dylan Morris – 17/26, 142 yards, TD, INT
OSU – Chance Nolan – 7/15, 48 yards, INT
Top rushers
WAS – Sean McGrew – 16 rushes, 104 yards, 2 TD
OSU – B. J. Baylor – 20 rushes, 111 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
WAS – Terrell Bynum – 5 receptions, 61 yards, TD
OSU – Anthony Gould – 1 reception, 22 yards :

### vs UCLA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bruins | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Huskies | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: October 16, 2021
* Game time: 5:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C) Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 62,266
* Referee: Francisco Villar
* TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play by play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)
Game information :
First Quarter
UW – Peyton Henry 25-yard field goal, 3:23. UW 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 5:31.
UCLA – Kam Brown 17-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 0:29. UCLA 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:54.
Second Quarter
UCLA – Nicholas Barr-Mira 39-yard field goal, 7:04. UCLA 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 4:19.
UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson 1-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 3:33. UCLA 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:19.
UW – Rome Odunze 26-yard pass from Dylan Morris (Peyton Henry kick), 0:52. UCLA 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:35.
Third Quarter
UW – Dylan Morris 1-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 6:55. Tied 17–17. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:52.
Fourth Quarter
UCLA – Greg Dulcich 9-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 8:19. UCLA 24–17. Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 5:47.
Top passers
UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson – 21/26, 183 yards, 2 TD
UW – Dylan Morris – 20/30, 184 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
UCLA – Zach Charbonnet – 21 rushes, 131 yards
UW – Kamari Pleasant – 9 rushes, 80 yards
Top receivers
UCLA – Chase Cota – 3 receptions, 60 yards
UW – Rome Odunze – 4 receptions, 58 yards, TD :

### At Arizona

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Wildcats | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: October 22, 2021
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
* Game attendance: 30,880
* Referee: Steven Strimling
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, Tiffany Blackmon

### At Stanford

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 20 |
| Cardinal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
* Date: October 30, 2021
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 28,014
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (FS1): -
Game information :
First quarter
STAN – Joshua Karty 35-yard field goal, 7:56. Stanford 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 7:04.
Second quarter
UW – Peyton Henry 24-yard field goal, 14:07. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:39.
UW – Peyton Henry 37-yard field goal, 6:39. Washington 6–3. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:37.
UW – Peyton Henry 32-yard field goal, 0:00. Washington 9–3. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 3:00.
Third quarter
UW – Peyton Henry 35-yard field goal, 5:17. Washington 12–3. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:37.
Fourth quarter
STAN – Tanner McKee 1-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 12:52. Washington 12–10. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:25.
STAN – Joshua Karty 43-yard field goal, 7:05. Stanford 13–12. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:25.
UW – Jalen McMillan 20-yard pass from Dylan Morris (Giles Jackson run), 0:21. Washington 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:30.
Top passers
UW – Dylan Morris – 17/25, 146 yards, TD
STAN – Tanner McKee – 21/32, 194 yards, 2 int
Top rushers
UW – Sean McGrew – 19 rushes, 114 yards
STAN – Austin Jones – 16 rushes, 62 yards
Top receivers
UW – Jalen McMillan – 6 receptions, 84 yards, TD
STAN – Benjamin Yurosek – 6 receptions, 93 yards :

### vs No. 4 Oregon

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 4 Ducks | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
| Huskies | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: November 6, 2021
* Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C); Rain
* Game attendance: 63,193
* Referee: Michael Mothershed
* TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, Quint Kessenich

### Arizona State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sun Devils | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
| Huskies | 14 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: November 13, 2021
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C) Rain, Cloudy
* Game attendance: 57,858
* Referee: Francisco Villar
* TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (play by play), Petros Papadakis (analyst)
Game information :
First Quarter
UW – Cameron Davis 3-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 10:49. UW 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:04.
UW – Dylan Morris 3-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 5:06. UW 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:43.
Second Quarter
ASU – Curtis Hodges 18-yard pass from Jayden Daniels (Cristian Zendejas kick), 0:46. UW 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 1:52.
UW – Peyton Henry 37-yard field goal, 0:00. UW 17–7. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 0:37.
Third Quarter
ASU – Rachaad White 5-yard run (Cristian Zendejas kick), 7:39. UW 17–14. Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:32.
UW – Kamari Pleasant 1-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 0:00. UW 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 5:16.
Fourth Quarter
ASU – Jayden Daniels 4-yard run (Cristian Zendejas kick), 5:46. UW 24–21. Drive: 20 plays, 81 yards, 9:09.
ASU – Rachaad White 10-yard run (Cristian Zendejas kick), 1:11. ASU 28–24. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 2:55.
ASU – Merlin Robinson 37-yard interception return (Cristian Zendejas kick), 0:32. ASU 35–24. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 0:39.
UW – Devin Culp 2-yard pass from Dylan Morris (Two-point pass conversion failed), 0:03. ASU 35–30. Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 0:23.
Top passers
ASU – Jayden Daniels – 10/16, 90 yards, TD, INT
UW – Dylan Morris – 16/28, 151 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
ASU – Rachaad White – 32 carries, 184 yards, 2 TD
UW – Cameron Davis – 18 carries, 67 yards, TD
Top receiving
ASU – Rachaad White – 5 receptions, 53 yards
UW – Rome Odunze – 8 receptions, 82 yards :

### At Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Buffaloes | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
* Date: November 20, 2021
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. PST
* Game attendance: 41,284
* Referee: Chris Coyte
* TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy

### vs Washington State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 10 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 40 |
| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: November 26, 2021
* Game time: 5:10 p.m.
* Game attendance: 68,077
* Referee: Michael Mothershed
* TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust, Petros Padadakis

## Rankings

| Team | Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 |
| Washington | AP | 20 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | | |
| Washington | C | 21 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| Washington | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released |
Legend :
| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| | No change in ranking from previous week |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Alma mater |
| Jimmy Lake | Head coach (fired mid season) | Eastern Washington (1999) |
| Junior Adams | Wide receivers coach (became offensive coordinator mid season) | Montana State (2004) |
| Keith Bhonapha | Running backs coach /special teams coordinator | Hawai'i (2003) |
| Terrence Brown | Assistant defensive backs coach | Stanford (2013) |
| Derham Cato | Tight ends coach | Dartmouth (2010) |
| John Donovan | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach (fired mid season) | Johns Hopkins (1996) |
| Bob Gregory | Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers coach | Washington State (1987) |
| Will Harris | Defensive backs coach | USC (2009) |
| Scott Huff | Offensive line coach | Boise State (2002) |
| Ikaika Malloe | Co-defensive coordinator/outside linebackers coach | Washington (1997) |
| Rip Rowan | Defensive line coach | Austin Peay State (2014) |
| Tim Socha | Head strength and conditioning coach | Minnesota (1999) |
| Aaron Knotts | Chief of staff | Miami (OH) (1999) |